Lastly, new licence plates for military vehicles will be issued from 1 May to stop "wannabe army drivers" from using fake military licence plates to skip parking fees and road tolls and run red lights, says Global Times.

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Hamilton, who is not a member of the GDPA, said that he did support drivers' claims over the licence fee hike.

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Research from LV Car Insurance shows that nearly a fifth of drivers they interviewed had no idea when their licence would run out, even though the expiry date is clearly shown on the front of the licence.

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But it is not just failure to keep your licence up to date that can land drivers in hot water.

BBC: Driving licence fines threaten two million drivers

Mr Hingston, now a private practitioner, said it was "stunning" that he had not seen the licence giving bridge operators the right to charge drivers.

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In the past it could take days for a licence to be revoked, meaning potentially dangerous drivers could still get behind the wheel after police had stopped them.

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Young drivers will have to wait until they are 18 to get a full licence.

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The campaign is funded by money from speed awareness courses drivers attend when they are offered an alternative punishment to points on their driving licence.

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Previously, blue badges were made from card and hand written, but from 1 January disabled drivers will be able to apply for an electronically printed badge, much like a driving licence.

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Disqualified drivers would have to undergo retraining, and possibly take another test, before they got their licence back.

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